ALTRIA GROUP INC MO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 02209S103 · ISIN US02209S1033
American multinational company
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryCigarettes
- HeadquartersRichmond, VA
- Founded1985
- Websitealtria.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($185.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.7bn as of 2025-07-23, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $58.73. Options: 44 managers hold calls ($899.5m notional), 43 hold puts ($758.6m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,767 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,899 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,877 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,887 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,845 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,892 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,903 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,918 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,996 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,172 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,250 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,266 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 808 | 841 |
| Q4 2023 | 694 | 959 |
| Q1 2024 | 877 | 878 |
| Q2 2024 | 891 | 830 |
| Q3 2024 | 905 | 856 |
| Q4 2024 | 964 | 798 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,118 | 874 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,140 | 892 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $675.2m | $812.8m | 1.20 |
| Q4 2024 | $642.3m | $973.8m | 1.52 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1bn | $719.5m | 0.68 |
| Q2 2025 | $899.5m | $758.6m | 0.84 |
Biggest buyers
| GQG Partners LLC | Added | +10.1m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +10.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +6.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +2.7m |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +2.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | +1.5m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -29.8m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -3.6m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -2.4m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -2.3m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -2.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.1m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -2.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.5m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $196.8m3.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $142.1m2.4m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $75.5m1.3m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $53.1m905.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $51.9m885.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $36.7m626.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $34.0m580.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $32.5m553.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $32.1m548.0k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | $32.1m5.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $192.8m3.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $99.8m1.7m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $65.2m1.1m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $60.4m1.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $38.8m661.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $36.8m628.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $34.7m591.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $28.2m481.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $26.4m450.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $24.7m421.6k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 2 | $93.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $988.3k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 159.7m $9.4bn | Added +1.6m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 122.8m $7.2bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 72.4m $4.3bn | Added +886.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 62.2m $3.6bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 44.7m $2.6bn | Added +764.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.30% of their portfolio | 35.4m $2.1bn | Reduced -29.8m |
| GQG Partners LLC 2.41% of their portfolio | 28.8m $1.7bn | Added +10.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.09% of their portfolio | 23.0m $1.3bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.80% of their portfolio | 19.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -130.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.10% of their portfolio | 18.3m $1.1bn | Added +10.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 16.6m $976.0m | Added +376.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 16.4m $954.4m | Added +6.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.8m $869.5m | Added +2.7m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 12.6m $739.6m | Reduced -619.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 12.1m $708.5m | Added +8.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 12.0m $706.4m | Reduced -194.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 11.3m $660.1m | Reduced -702.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.5m $554.2m | Reduced -2.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.13% of their portfolio | 8.9m $519.0m | Added +374.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.3m $486.1m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.22% of their portfolio | 8.2m $482.7m | Reduced -1.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.5m $442.5m | Added +1.2m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 6.3m $369.1m | Reduced -207.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.48% of their portfolio | 6.2m $362.7m | Added +15.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.1m $358.6m | Added +2.5m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.1m $356.5m | Added +1.0m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.0m $349.5m | Added +402.1k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.76% of their portfolio | 5.4m $318.6m | Reduced -292.9k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.72% of their portfolio | 5.3m $308.3m | Reduced -352.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.1m $300.9m | Added +124.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.18% of their portfolio | 5.1m $299.3m | Added +324.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.0m $294.0m | Reduced -821.0k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 1.62% of their portfolio | 4.7m $275.0m | Added +76.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 4.6m $271.4m | Reduced -886.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.5m $263.9m | Added +81.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.3m $251.0m | Reduced -161.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.2m $246.6m | Reduced -5.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.2m $246.4m | Added +52.2k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 1.34% of their portfolio | 4.0m $236.2m | Reduced -100.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.9m $226.5m | Reduced -220.3k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.89% of their portfolio | 3.8m $221.1m | Added +456.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.5m $207.8m | Added +47.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.5m $203.9m | Added +50.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.4m $197.8m | Added +159.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $189.1m | Added +213.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $184.2m | Reduced -743.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.7m $157.2m | Added +1.0m |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.7m $155.8m | Added +326.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.7m $155.5m | Reduced -68.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.6m $153.9m | Reduced -470.3k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 2.6m $153.5m | Reduced -264.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $152.5m | Reduced -257.4k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.5m $148.6m | Added +264.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $148.0m | Reduced -151.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.4m $139.9m | Reduced -437.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.3m $134.8m | Reduced -339.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.2m $130.3m | Reduced -2.2m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.2m $129.4m | Reduced -5.9k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.87% of their portfolio | 2.2m $126.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.1m $125.9m | Added +1.2m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $123.1m | Reduced -31.3k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.0m $115.6m | Added +48.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.0m $114.4m | Added +971.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $113.8m | Reduced -2.0m |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $111.3m | Reduced -48.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $110.6m | Reduced -82.4k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.8m $105.3m | Added +113.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $105.3m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 1.42% of their portfolio | 1.7m $100.5m | Reduced -129.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.7m $100.3m | Added +18.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $99.4m | Reduced -485.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $96.2m | Reduced -204 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $93.6m | Added +99.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $90.5m | Reduced -2.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $89.3m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $86.3m | Added +3.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $86.1m | Reduced -48.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $84.4m | Added +172.9k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $82.0m | Added +238.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $79.6m | Added +923.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $76.6m | Added +324.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.3m $75.6m | Added +957.0k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $73.4m | Added +21.6k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $70.5m | Added +28.0k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $69.5m | Added +158.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $67.9m | Added +1.1m |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $64.4m | Added +76.7k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.1m $63.7m | Added +161.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $63.2m | Reduced -30.9k |
| RNC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $62.0m | Reduced -17.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $61.4m | Added +421.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.0m $61.1m | Added +792.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $60.4m | Reduced -382.8k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 994.4k $58.3m | Added +67.1k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.45% of their portfolio | 958.6k $56.2m | Added +21.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 954.8k $56.0m | Reduced -24.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 946.1k $55.5m | Reduced -983.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.13% of their portfolio | 936.1k $54.9m | Reduced -50.7k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 924.1k $55.6m | Added +517.2k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 919.2k $53.9m | Added +4.6k |